| Show IS MONEY WORTH THE GE GETTING T TING fattened alo above utah lambs sell for fol aso 0 o the acci go market W B 0 of the carrol carroi animal liusa husbandman a n d ma n utah experiment station writes t to the reaper pat fat olo labib cambs of tor for proper weight sell more money alun thin light lambs the a average utah lambs as he leaves the range is too light and too thin to top the market some ot 01 our lambs do reach the market with enough flesh and weight however the average utah lambs tal and small taking zilig large young and old and fat and thin will x III probably not weigh over go 60 pounds munds fat to glade choice they then should be and weigh on oil the market so to so 85 pounds this will mean a weight around 90 pound in the feed lot in the past ma most st of utah lambs have been sent to other states to have that extra 30 pounds of weight put on OIL them this is not necessary however if utah feeds and utah lambs are put toge together ejler on utah farms it Ss s probable that utah will have in th thi neighborhood of lambs to market this year ear thirty pounds added to the N weight of each one would make a total increase of as pounds of lamb meat at average prices the cost of feed to make this gain in the feed lot would he be approximately A conservative serva tive estimate of the increased value of the lambs due to this feeding on lower prices than prevailed last year vear would be oooo to 40 0 0 at the lowest figure 40 0 0 at the lowest figure this would mean a profit above cost of feeding of or an increase of over 1 SO a head in selling price of the average utah lamb this profit is above cost of feed the operation would serve as a market for utah feeds at going prices the manure from the feeds could be b e returned to utah land to increase its productivity and approximately would be made available for the farmers and lamb growers gr of the state the total benefits to the state seem to be well worth while it is for the individual farmer and sheep man to decide it if the profits involved are worth the effort to a little cooperation and forward planning A million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars added to the present agricultural income of the state should lighten materially the much advertised tax burden of the farmers Is the money worth the getting |
